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NEAR “CATASTROPHIC FAILURE” OF DETROIT SEWAGE PUMPS CAUSED DETROIT FLOODS, TOLEDO WATER CRISIS, CITY RETIREES SAY

Under contractor EMA, which caused 2012 Toronto flood, Wastewater Treatment Plant runs with skeleton crew, grossly negligent maintenance  WWTP retirees advocate cancellation of $5.2 B water/sewerage debt in Detroit bankruptcy:  “Re-financing” will profit banks, not people   Call for end to pension cuts, water shut-offs … Continue reading

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BANK OF AMERICA AGREES TO NEARLY $17B MORTGAGE FRAUD SETTLEMENT; HELPED DESTROY DETROIT

LARGEST USDOJ BANK SETTLEMENT SINCE 2008 CRASH NO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF EXECS BOA PART OF FRAUDULENT POC DEAL CITED BY EM KEVYN ORR IN DETROIT BANKRUPTCY FILING Former Detroit CFO Sean Werdlow (l) at City Council  hearing on $1.5 B COPs loan Jan. … Continue reading

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IS DETROIT’S FINANCIAL CRISIS CAUSED BY BANK FRAUD AND COURT COVER-UPS? GWEN MINGO COURT HEARING FRI. AUG. 22 9 AM

Gwen Mingo (center) speaks during large protest against Detroit bankruptcy May 1, 2014.   Judge refuses to honor letter from bank saying homeowner owes nothing Hearing in Judge Robert Colombo’s court at CAYMC Fri. Aug. 22 9 a.m. By Ron … Continue reading

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POLICE AND PROTESTERS CLASH AGAIN IN FERGUSON; EAST SIDE DETROIT REBELLION AUG. 13

A near-rebellion took place on Detroit’s east side Aug. 13 after officers shot and wounded one man at Berkshire and Nottingham, according to various news outlets. Police claimed first that two men opened fire on police with an AK-47, then retracted the … Continue reading

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JUDGE RULES FOR THE PEOPLE! BENTON HARBOR MAYOR RECALL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOV. 4

Clerk files lawsuit against herself Spread the word and sign petition  By Rev. Edward Pinkney banco9342@sbcglobal.net August 14, 2014 Benton Harbor Mayor James Hightower at reception in Whirlpool HQ. ST. JOSEPH/BENTON HARBOR, MI — Berrien County Judge John Dewane ruled … Continue reading

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ARMED WITH MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONS, MISSOURI POLICE CRACK DOWN ON PROTESTS OVER MICHAEL BROWN

BREAKING NEWS: POLICE REVEAL OFFICER’S NAME IN TEEN’S DEATH 8 min ago | By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER of Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police in Ferguson have revealed the name of the six-year veteran accused of fatally shooting an … Continue reading

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DETROIT RETIREES’ WATER AFFORDABILITY PLAN: MAKE THE BANKS PAY; PRESS CONFERENCE WED. AUG. 13 3 PM

Download Bankruptcy Claims Chart for figures on DWSD and retiree payments under proposed Detroit Bankruptcy Plan of Adjustment at Voting claims chart FROM MIKE MULHOLLAND, AFSCME DWSD OFFICIAL, WWTP RETIREE: News media should look into the mismanagement of Detroit’s sewage … Continue reading

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MISSOURI CROWD AFTER FATAL SHOOTING OF UNARMED BLACK TEEN: ‘KILL THE POLICE’

THE VIDEO ABOVE WAS POSTED ON YOU TUBE BY A GROUP CALLED “ANONYMOUS,” SHOWING MICHAEL BROWN’S BODY IN THE STREET. “My grandson was lying on the pavement. I asked the police what happened. They didn’t tell me nothing.- Desiree Harris” … Continue reading

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RENISHA MCBRIDE’S KILLER THEODORE WAFER GUILTY OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER; FATHER DEMANDS LIFE IN PRISON

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Detroit Man Convicted Of Murdering Teenager Who Came To His House Seeking Help After A Car Accident Ed White, Associated Press August 7, 2014 Friend attends McBride’s funeral wearing “Justice for Nisha” T-shirt. She was … Continue reading

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RETIREE GROUPS, UNIONS TO NIX DETROIT BANKRUPTCY ELIGIBILITY APPEALS AT 6TH CIRCUIT AFTER TRIAL

DERAIL THE BANKRUPTCY NOW! Sixth Circuit suspends hearing on appeals until after plan trial, received letters from unions, retiree groups pledging to dismiss appeals Retirees outraged, question validity of “Yes” vote and procedures Aleem, Williams pepper court with more objections Legal, … Continue reading

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